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probably, revive the interest in such gatherings 
which frequent occurrence ancl consequent fami¬ 
liarity have allowed somewhat to flag. For besides 
being the capital of an empire with immense re¬ 
sources comparatively undeveloped, Vienna will 
form the nearest point of contact with International 
Exhibitions yet furnished to Eastern Europe and 
\V estern Asia, and especially to the millions of semi- 
civilized people living in European Turkey, includ¬ 
ing the Danubian Principalities. 
For the purpose of representing this country and 
in pursuance of an invitation received from the 
Austrian Government, Her Majesty has been pleased 
to nominate a Commission, at the head of which is 
H. R. H. the Prince of Wales, and this Commission 
has established its offices at 41, Parliament Street, 
S.W., where Mr. Philip Cunliffe Owen, the secre¬ 
tary, will receive applications for space and give 
every information as to the forwarding, exhibiting, 
and returning of the objects of exhibition. 
The Exhibition will be opened on the 1st of May, 
1873, and closed on the 31st October the same year. 
British exhibitors can communicate with the Aus¬ 
trian authorities solely through the above-mentioned 
Royal Commission by whom detailed plans showing 
the space allotted and the objects to be exhibited 
must be sent to the Director-General, Baron 
Schwarz, before the 31st of January, 1873. 
In the official classification of objects, “ Plants 
for Food and Physic” forms section (a) of Group 2 
(Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry). Group 3, 
relating to chemical industry, is divided as fol¬ 
lows :— 
(<?.) Chemical products for technical and pharmaceu¬ 
tical purposes (acids, salts, chemical preparations 
of all sorts). 
(£.) Raw substances and products of pharmacy, 
mineral waters, etc. 
(c.) Fats and their products (stearine, oil acids, gly¬ 
cerine, soaps, candles, and tapers, etc.). 
(d.) Products of dry distillation (as refined petroleum, 
slate oil, paraffin, phenylic acid, benzoine, anilin, 
etc.). 
( c.) Ethereal oils and perfumeries. 
(/.) Matches, etc. 
{(/.) Dye-stuffs, mineral and organic. 
(A.) Resins (washed, dyed, or bleached), sealing-wax, 
varnish, albumen, isinglass, glue, starches, dextrin, 
etc. 
Contrivances and processes used in chemical pro¬ 
duction. 
(&.) Statistics of production. 
We are authorized to state the greatest possible 
facilities will be given to the exhibition of objects in 
Section (/>), but immediate application for the re¬ 
quired space should be made at the office in Parlia¬ 
ment Street. 
We may also mention in connection with this sub¬ 
ject that Mr. P. L. Simmonds, who has already de- 
woted considerable attention to the utilization of waste 
and residues from manufactures, and has published a 
popular work on the subject, has been requested by 
the Austrian Commission to form for the Exhibition 
as complete a collection as possible, to illustrate 
what has been done in tliis direction since 1851. 
To assist him in attaining this object, Mr. Sim- 
monds would be glad to receive specimens of waste 
and their resulting products at 29, Clieapside, E.C. 
ftotaural fensaxfcms. 
TYNESIDE CHEMISTS’ ASSISTANTS’ 
ASSOCIATION. 
A Meeting of the above Society was held on Thursday 
evening, the 26th ult.; the President (Mr. Alfred Brady) 
in the chair. 
The minutes of the last meeting having been read and 
adopted, the President announced that the Committee 
had arranged with one of the masters at the Royal 
Grammar School to conduct a Latin class in connection 
with the Society on two evenings in each week ; the fee 
is to be regulated by the number of pupils who join the 
class, which will commence on Tuesday, the 1st of Octo¬ 
ber. 
A Sub-Committee, which had been appointed to draw 
up a plan for the fitting and ultimate working of a la¬ 
boratory in connection with the society, had presented a 
report to the Committee, which had been passed with a 
few alterations, and now stands as follows:— 
“ The Sub-Committee are of opinion that the present 
smoke-room shall be made into a laboratory, as it pos¬ 
sesses ample space for eight good working benches, 
viz.:— 
“Four on the window side of the room j 
“ Three opposite the fire-place > Eight. 
u One opposite side to the windows ) 
“ In order to commence on a small scale and with as 
little expense as possible, simple benches 2\ feet wide 
will be affixed to the wall, each with a drawer on the 
under side. Shelves in front of the student may be 
afterwards added as funds allow. 
“ Each separate bench should have the following ap¬ 
paratus :—1 spirit lamp ; 1 tripod and sheet of metal 
for sand bath ; 1 retort stand ; 1 test-tube stand ; 6 glass 
rods; distilled water. Each student to supply his own 
towels, duster, and reagents. The water may be brought 
into the room in carboys or stone jars with taps as most 
convenient; the waste water to be run into a similar 
vessel, kept for the purpose, and emptied at intervals by 
the person cleaning the rooms. Suggestions for any ap¬ 
paratus to be made to the General Committee for ap- 
roval. 
“ Rules for the regulation and systematic working of 
the laboratory students to be drawn up by the General 
Committee. 
Estimate. 
£. s. d. 
“ For benches and drawers about 2 16 0 
Apparatus, as specified ... 2 4 0 
Sundries.10 0 
£6 0 0 
“ Each student entering for a bench in the laboratory 
to pay five shillings per half-year. Should this not 
prove sufficient, means will be taken to add to the 
amount in the treasurer’s hands.” 
The President said thanks were due to the Sub-Com¬ 
mittee for the pains they had taken in drawing up their 
report, which contained all that was required for a com¬ 
mencement, but he hoped that as the funds increased all 
the apparatus required for a systematic course of che¬ 
mistry would be supplied to the students free of ex¬ 
pense. 
Mr. R. D. Spence, in acknowledging on behalf of the 
Sub-Committee a vote of thanks that was passed, said 
he hoped that now the question of their having a 
laboratory was settled, all the members would take an 
interest in it and keep it afloat. 
Mr. B. S. Proctor then addressed the meeting on phar¬ 
maceutical education. He said he thought that a small 
amount of chemistry and botany should be introduced 
into the Preliminary examination, as well as some know- 
